St Joseph has been very very good to me. You must bury St. Joseph face up with his head pointing to your home. St Joseph has a special place in every home he sold for us. He not only helped us sell the house quickly but each time quite profitably I am a strong St. Joseph advocate..
Another truism has to do with the old Italian tradition for ending headaches and other minor maladies. My grandmother would fill a bowl with water sprinkle oil over it and say prayers sotto voce every time I had a headache and I exprienced immediate relieve

Of course it helped when after early morning mass we visited and grandpa went to the basement and came back with a sampling of his home made vino. Kids like me were allowed a whiskey size glass